What does גְּבִיר mean in the Bible?
גְּבִיר is a Hebrew word meaning "a master".
Hebrew · H1376
גְּבִיר
A master
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גְּבִיר H1376
What does גְּבִיר mean in the Bible?
גְּבִיר is a Hebrew word meaning "a master".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H1376?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include the master (1), your master (1).
Where does גְּבִיר appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 27:29. Its strongest book concentrations include Genesis (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It the master 1× Genesis 27:29
your master 1× Genesis 27:37
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 27:29
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 1
Genesis 2
Source forms
גְבִיר֙ 1x ḡə·ḇîr Genesis 27:29
גְּבִ֞יר 1x gə·ḇîr Genesis 27:37
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular 2x Genesis 27:29, Genesis 27:37
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a master
Source Gloss
a master
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a master BDB: lord Usage: lord.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
גְּבִיר is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain